This is one of those songs where fans of one might be vaguely aware of the other version, and as soon as anyone who hasn’t heard the other hears it, it’ll be dismissed out of hand. A shame, as the two sides might actually get something out of giving the other a chance.
The original Dear Prudence:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ppmdvXsMBE[/youtube]
The 1983 cover by Siouxsie and the Banshees:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Qe8d95vCc&feature=related[/youtube]
(This song (along with many other Siouxsie songs), takes me back to the end of a very very long festival day. I was so worn out by the time this set came on that I took most of it in while lying down . . .)
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The Feelies had a good version of Everybody’s Got Something to Hide (Except Me and My Monkey).